CASTLE HOWARD ESTATE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-15 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-57% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£74M
-0.4% vs 2024
Employees
236
+0.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£77K
+104.7% first positive since 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £7,769,483 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£380,687 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £6,930,612 | — | — | -£1,654,558 | £77,157 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £5,770,039 | — | — | -£1,298,182 | -£280,439 | |
| Cash | — | — | £2,465,081 | — | — | £3,118,533 | £1,341,913 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | £70,076,572 | — | — | £74,625,779 | £74,345,340 | |
| Equity | £66,417,333 | £64,306,533 | £70,076,572 | £75,451,041 | £75,923,961 | £74,625,779 | £74,345,340 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 121 | — | — | 235 | 236 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,597,236 | — | — | £4,483,570 | £4,813,762 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -4.9% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | 74.3% | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -1.62x | — | — | — | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOOD, William John | Secretary | 2023-03-27 | — | — |
| HOWARD, Nicholas Paul Geoffrey, The Hon. | Director | — | Apr 1952 | British |
| HOWARD, Victoria | Director | 2014-02-11 | Apr 1954 | British |
| LAMBERT, James Nicholas | Director | 2023-11-07 | Apr 1957 | British |
| SEBAG-MONTEFIORE, Rupert Owen | Director | 2020-08-17 | Nov 1953 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Terence Charles | Secretary | — | 1998-09-25 |
| FINDLAY, Rod | Secretary | 2022-05-27 | 2022-11-28 |
| HOLMES, David Harry | Secretary | 2015-01-20 | 2016-05-05 |
| HOLMES, David Harry | Secretary | 2008-01-08 | 2008-06-01 |
| NIXON, Allister Lance | Secretary | 2016-05-05 | 2022-05-27 |
| PEAKE, Duncan Neil | Secretary | 1998-10-12 | 2007-12-31 |
| RAYMENT, Henry Arthur | Secretary | 2008-06-02 | 2015-01-20 |
| HOWARD, Anthony Michael Geoffrey | Director | — | 1997-02-07 |
| HOWARD, George Fulco Geoffery | Director | 2012-01-27 | 2024-06-04 |
| HOWARD, Philip Charles Wentworth | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2020-08-03 |
| HOWARD, Simon Bartholomew Geoffrey, The Hon | Director | — | 2016-04-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Second Legist (C.H.) Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Coneysthorpe Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-02-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-05-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-57%
£3,118,533 £1,341,913
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-0.4%
£74,625,779 £74,345,340
-
Employees
+0.4%
235 236
-
Profit before tax
+104.7%
-£1,654,558 £77,157
first positive since 2024
-
Wages
+7.4%
£4,483,570 £4,813,762
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers